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traitors to the Constitution in Church and State could - muster patience, to go through so many proCesses, which assuredly they would not. Suppose, hoWever, that it were possible for them to allay the itching of their palms for the power and the plunder that attract them, still the result, though delayed, would be achieved at last—the crown would be flung into the kennel— the Lords banished, and the people enslaved, by an oligarchy of irresponsible Commoners of the vilest order. Are these Vain imaginings ? Do we ingeni ously c onjure up hideous phantoms which real life never knc' ? No ; the scene for which the Ministers, a majority of the Commons, and the Ministerial press, are now preparing, has been acted in this country. In the pages of our history its rise, its progress, and its end, are written in characters of blood. Let us re peruse it as a warning. The celebrated Parliament of Charles 1., called the " Long Parliament," commencci well. The HOuse of Commons passed ineasui es, . which, even to this day, are numbered among the strongest safeguards of our liberties. Had that assem bly stopped there, its honour and renown had flourish ed to all ag es in the memory of a gra t e f u l p oste rity but, intoxicated with success, it earned to itself the dis graceful fate that sooner or laterawaits all patriots that degenerate to parricides. It began to encroach first upon the legislative power, then upon the executive. It made its own duration, so far as an act of Parliament could make it, as long as its desire of power might last, thus rendering itself independent both of the King and of the people. It assumed the functions of the Crown. Still it was not satisfied. Even the existence of a minority within its walls became unendurable to the swoln and sensitive vanity, or to the . seared con sciences of the majority, and the more able and honest men among that minority were committed to the Tower I So, not to dwell here upon particulars, this Whig- Radical majority went,on to usurp also the judicial functions, to punish even those who humbly presented petitions that did not please it, to expel the Bishops from the House of Lords, to vote the House of Lords itself useless, and a nuisance, and at last to murder the King I As this example of the' Long Parliament". ii "the only test our own history affords by which we may try the deserts of that sort of Government which the Whigs and Whig-Radicals now seek to establish among us—that is to say, the tyranny of a majority of the I-louse of Commons—we make no apology for quoting from a Whig historian a short description of some of its enormities,in order that our readers may have a fore taste of the blessings which " Peerage Reform" would bestow upon each of them individually, and upon the community at large i—" But, on the other hand, the House of Commons presented still less favourable prospects. We should not indeed judge over severely some acts of a virtuous indignation in the first mo ments of victory, or those heats of debate, without some excesses of which a popular assembly is in dan ger of falling into the opposite extreme of phlegmatic security. But, after every allowance has been made, he must bring very heated passions to the records of those times, who does not perceive in the conduct of that body a series of glaring violations, not only of positive and constitutional, but of those higher prin ciples which are paramount to . all immediate policy. Witness the ordinance far disarming recusants passed by both Houses in August, 1511, and that in November, authorising the Earl of Leicester to raise men for the defence of Ireland without warrant' , under the Great Seal ; both manifest encroachments on- the executive power; and the enormous extension of privilege, under which every person accused on the testimony of disparaging their proceedings, or even of introducing new fangled ceremonies in the Church, a matter wholly out of their congnizance, was dragged before them as a delin quent, and lodged in their prison. Witness the outrageous attempts to intimidate the minority of their own body in the commitment of Mr. Palmer, and afterwards of Sir Ralph Hopton, to the Tower, for such language used in debate as would not have excited any observation in ordinary times ; their continual encroachment on the rights and privileges of the Lords, as in their in timation that, if bills thought by them necessary for the public good should fall in the upper house, they must join with the minority of the Lords in represent ing the same to the King ; or in the impeachment of the Duke of Richmond for words, and those of the most trifling nature, spoken in the upper House ; their despotic violation of the rights of the people, in imprisoning those who presented or prepared respectful petitions in behalf of the established Constitution, while , , they encouraged those of a tumultuous multitude at tneir bar in favour of innovation ;—their usurpation at once of the judicial and legislative powers in all that related to the Church, particularly by their committee for scanda lous Ministers, under which denomination, adding re proach .to injury, they subjected all who did not reach the standard of Puritan perfection to contumely and vexation, and ultimately to expulsion from their lawful property." This historian holds, in another "place, the following lang uage respecting this House of Commons:—" It may be said, I think, with not greater severity than truth, that scarce two or three acts of justice, humanity, or generosity, and very few of poli tical wisdom or courage, are recorded of them from their quarrel with the King to their expulsion by Crom well." And this brings us to notice the fate of the Whig-Radicals of the time of Charles I. After de luging England with blood—after banishing from their number every man of honesty and respectability, the rascals were almost kicked out of the House by Oliver Cromwell, who held the reins of Government till his death. Such was the issue of the first attempt at " Peerage Reform" in this country. What may be the success of the second attempt that is now being made, we know not—but we think that the good sense of this age, sharpened and improved by the experience of the past, will prevent successful traitors ever rearing their heads in this country again, by sending in time the Lords John and the IoW Josephs, with the whole of their braggart and beggarly train—to the treadmill. —Times. We are • not - so much enamoured of the House of Commons as our Ministerial contemporaries generally affect to be. Nor do we by any means concur in the opinion they take, or make, such frequent occasions to .express, that this Assembly has been materially im proved by the change which has recently been effected In its constitution. It is refreshing, therefore, to find one of the Ministerial journals speaking of the cha racter and habits of the House of Commons in lan guage less remote from that of candour .and truth than we have of late been accustomed to hear from such quarters. The Morning Chronicle has the dis tinguished honour of having expressed opinions of the House of Commons which, as they are manly, honest, and independent, are not by any means calculated to exalt that branch of the Legislatu re , cons t itute d as it is, in the estimation of th e 'Briti s h people. We have -great satisfaction in quoting the expressions of ')ur Ministerial contemporary upon this subject, and in pointing out how far we can give, and in what par teaorndr. y ticulars we must withhold, our assent to s testimony. Our candid contemporary says that it is possible to conceive a body worse adapted for le aislation than the House of Commons ; ' and this is quite true, however strange it may seem that such an opinion with respect to the reformed House o f Commons should have found its way into the prin cipal morning journal of the present i Reform Adminis tration. The Reform Ministers, indeed, must have made a strange blunder, for, we suppose, it will not he denied that they intended their Reform Bill to produce a Hou se o f C ommons n ot the worst adapted for legis lation o f a ll i mag i na bl e asse mblies. "efore the union with-Ireland•it was far too numerous," continues our contemporary, " and , a hundred additional Mem bers could not improve it." True, again. Bu then in all conscience, did the Members wh o w I i) set - about to reform the House of Commons altogether overlook this evil in its constitution ? So far were they from ever thinking of any diminution of the num ber of its Members, that, as we all know, • their first crude schemes of reform comprehended some additior. to its already inconvenient and unmanageable numbers. To what does this assertion of the Ministerial journal really amount ? Does it not say in terms perfectly distinct, however circumlocutory, that the men who undertook the reform of the House of Commons either did not know what they were about, or did not , ------- - care that the House of Commons should be so re- formed as to become a body well adapted for legisla tion "Twenty-five or thirty years ago," however, it seems, " the great bulk of the Members were pos ,;pessed, of no eslitteity for business, and did not pre- tend to any ; the debates were few and far between, I and there were not above twenty IVlemlA.:i§' wlisrtistir any part in the proceedings of the House." The era here referred to was, if we recollect Aright, that of Pitt and Fox, and Wyndham and Tierney, and Burke and Sheridan. The great bulk of the 'Members of that day had the capacity of listening to, and of being guided by, the men we have mentioned. The great hulk of our present Members have now the capacity of lending their cars and their votes to Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Sheil, Lord John Russell and Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Hume, Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, and Mr. Wakley. We are not, upon the .whole, quite sure that the state of affairs twenty-five or thirty years ago, when compared with that of the present day, was alto gether deplorable. " There was a family resemblance between the Members of the two Houses ; nineteen out of twenty of the Commons were as idle and as informed as the generality of the Lords still are." This we own seems to us to be anything but a reproach. We heartily wish that nothing worse than this could be said of the present House of Commons ; that there was a little more of the " family resemblance" here complained of, and that " nineteen out of twenty of the Commons" were no more "idle" and no more " ill-informed " than " the generality of the Lords still are." But let us again hear our pensive Contem poi ars' :—" The reform in the representation has filled the House of Commons with speakers, all of whom are anxious to prove to their constituents that they are deserving of the distinction conferred on them ; and there is, in consequence, such an excess of discussion that there is no time for any thing else." Here, in deed, is a tribute to the reformed Parliament, of which it may well be proud. What a beautiful state of things, in comparison with the miserable goings-on of twenty-five or thirty years ago, is described in the few words we have quoted. Then the representatives of the nation were so " idle and ill-informed," and bore, withal, so close a family resemblance to the Members of the Upper House of Parliament, that they were anxious to be really deservingof the distinction conferred' on them. Now, on the contrary, the Members of a reformed House of Commons are so industrious and intelligent as to do little and care less for the progress of legislation, while they are full of anxiety to prove to their constituents that they merit the distinction con ferred on them, by making speeches, such as they can, and in such excess, that " there is no time for anything else." It is evident, on the showing of our observant and reflecting con temporary, that the nation has gained incalculably by the measure of Parliamentary Reform. Our Mi nisterial contemporary, however, has not yet done. The House of Commons, besides, arrogates too much to itself. Bills are considered in detail, in Committees of the whole House—that is in a mob ; and, for the sake of fees to clerks and other officers, inclosure Bills and a variety of other matters, which ought to be con fided to particular tribunals, are all considered in Par liament. The latitude, too, allowed to petitions i's another impediment in the way of legislation." The " mob" cannot be too thankful to our contemporary for the accurate view he has given of their conduct and motives. Nor can the House of Peers, which he does not call " a mob," fail to lament exceedingly that an individual of so much discrimination and good sense as the writer of the various sentences we have quoted evidently is, should not hold them in very high esteem. The nation, no doubt, will be quite convinced by the meritorious labours of our contemporary that nothing in the world can be so conducive to its welfare as such a reform in the House of Lords as may assimilate that noble assembly to such a House of Commons as he has faithfully described. We will not be so super fluous as to say a word more on the question of re forming the House of Lords, believing, as we do very sincerely, that this is a'subject which may, with per fect safety, be left in the hands of the Ministerial writers.—Morning Post. If we had before doubted whether or not the Tories were really as little alarmed as some of them have af fected to be at the growing demand of the people for peerage reform, we should have no doubts on the sub ' ject any longer. A Morning Contemporary, which is now the accredited organ of the faction, is labouring with all its might to mix up the Poor Law Bill and Peerage Reform together, as if the two questions were necessarily connected. The Times knows as well as we do, that these subjects have not the remotest relation to each other. It would be impossible, indeed, to name any two questions which have less to do with one another. Who were the parties that supported the new Poor Law Bill ; and who are those who are loudest in their demands for Peerage Reform ? Does our contemporary mean to say that the Poor Law Amendment Act was, strictly speaking, a Whig measure ? It is not denied that it was brought into Parliament under the auspices of a Whig Administration ; but will any one tell us that it ever was, or ever was meant to be, considered a party question ? Was it supported in either House by the Whigs alone ? Was it supported principally by them ? So far from it, we believe that it received more sup port from the Tories numerically than it did from the Whigs. Of this we are certain, that, with the single exception of Lord Brougham's advocacy of the mea sure, the Tories laboured much more zealously for it than did the Whigs. Do those who now dishonestly attempt to mix up the Poor Law Bill with the cry for Peerage Reform—do they recollect the ardour and per severanee with which the Duke of Wellington, their then leader in the House of Lords, supported the former measure ? If they have found it convenient to forget the fact, their can be no harm in bringing it to their remem brance. But who, let us now inquire, are the parties who are most earnest and peremptory in their demand for a Reform of the Upper House? Is it the Whigs, those who brought in the Poor Law Act to Parliament, though, as just remarked, with the cordial concurrence of the Tories ? The Whigs—we mean those of them who are members of either House of Parliament—are as deeply impressed with the necessity of Peerage Reform as men can be ; but hitherto they have, in a great• mea sure, confined their sentiments on the subject to their own bosoms. The cry for a reconstruction of the House of Lords proceeds from men who are of no party—it emanates, in other words, from the people themselves. And that is precisely the reason why we hold Peerage Reform to be as certain as that an effect follows an adequate cause. Were the cry, as the Times would insinuate, raised by the Whigs alone, we might have our misgivings as to whether it ever would be lis tened to. But a people's united and energetic voice is omnipotent ; it may be resisted for a time ; but eventually it is sure to prevail. There is no instance on record to the contrary. The result of the cry of Peerage . Referm will not afford an exception to the universal rule. —Morning Advertiser. THE DIARY OF A DESENNUYEE.—This w)rk may be called a fashionable novel, but there is an originality in the style—an epigramatic point and wit-_a vigour of mind, and an acuteness of observation throughout, that eminently distinguish it from all other productions of its class. In the course of the work are given sketches of visits to France and Germany, in which there is more original just remark, and more acuteness of observation, than is to be met with in half a dozen of the prosing volumes of some professed tourists. So very clever, so lively and entertaining, indeed, is the work, that we have no doubt it will go a great way to remove the prejudice to which former productions of similar pretensions has given rise.—Scotsman. of P IIRENOLOGY.--IVIr. Baily attended the execution b the fur Irish highwaymen, who were executed at Shrews bury, 1 it u i r s y, stur the purpose of taking casts of the men's heads ; and being as it weeorertitlrow attoedthat there is much in the development of the men's 1 bear out the doctrine of the phrenologists. Patrick Lionel y '4 a must . . , s sotibaanegke from its far r ra a in s the neck. ion th , e ev w ei h i o a l s e all developed development was cautiousness, and the organs are . logists regard as a trium p hadeveloped in a degree which the prone. to their .. stience.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.l The Swan River colonyis in a ver y fl our i s hin g state. Landed estates are to be purchased from the original settlers at Is. per acre. By ener gyperseverance the colonists have succeeded in so propitiatin g and liie t land that they grow more their wool, their annual produce increases i n q uan t i ty , wheat than they can consume. As and improves Pr aters, and a large tr a ct _oves in quality. The Aborigines no longer molest the s of very fertile land h as recently been o p ened to their industry. All seems harmony among themselves, an d circumstance is mentioned as extremely favourable f or them, m , namely, that convict labour is there unk nown. The beautiful Rotunda of Loricberg , ere c t e d on th e summit of one of the steepest mountains in Germany' ne ar Aix la Chapelle, was destroyed by fire i n the ni ght of the 27th A ball had been given in the evening, which continued till three o'clock in. the morning ; soon afterwards the inmates of the hotel were alarmed by cries of fire, and in a short time the whole edifice was but a mass of smoking ruins.—Brussels Paper. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS - ASSMTICE GOIIPANIES, Sic.&c. &c. An num L . OND , ON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 . Nunther. Dividend Shares. Price per CANAI S. er Paid. Share. , 1 ,760 7 pet cent. Ashton and 01dham..../..veragc 971. 18s. sh. 162 1 .' 42 ' 6!. Ashhy.de_le-Zonch Average 113/. sh. 65 1,2611 Basingstoke lOOl. sh. 5 1 . 0 ' 5 5/. Brecknocr. and Abergavenny 150 sh. 90 6,010 1-16 sh. 9/. 2e, Birmingham, 1.16 th share .91/. & 71/. 206 4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct...l2s/ sh. 100 pd 301 600 41 . ...... Bridgewater and Taunton ....100/. sh. all pd 6 4 4 00 4/. Chelmer and Illackwater 100/. sh. 102 500 47/. Coventry 1001. sh. 725 4,515 ..... ~.. Croydon Average M. 2s. 10d. sh. 3 2 , 0 0 ,1, V. Os. Dudley lOO /. sh. ' 7B o'o * 71. Derby 100/. sh. 120 2.1.000 . Danube and Mayne 4l/. 13s. Id. 174/. pd 10 3,sisf :?:31 40/. Erewash ' 1001. sh. 400 1,297 •241. Forth •ind Clyde Average 400/.7is. sh. 600 11,500 12/. Grand June" - 2, 4 491 11. Grand Union 1001. sh. 25 1 Yi.. Grand Surrey lOOl. sh. 12.1,000!. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 3,096 Grand Western 600 19/. I. 2d. Glarrrrganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 749 10s. Grantham 1501. sh. 6,238 11. 10s. Huddersfield Average 57/. fis. 6d. sh. 100 Kensingf , n 1011 sh. all pd. 25,323 - IL . Kennet s. 3d Avon, Average 391. IBs. 10d. sh. 2,4971 201. Leeds and Liverpool 54.51 101. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 1 , 0 97 IL 10s. Leicester and Northampton... Aver S3l. Ins. 2,400 91. Monmouthshire 100/. sh. 50 10/. Melton-Mowbray 100/. sh. 501 25/. Mersey and Irweil lOO/. sh. 3, 04 41 1/. 18s. Macclesfield 100/. sh all pd. 217 17/. Neath 1001. sh. 1,786 39/.. Oxford . 1001. sh. 2,500 4!. Peak Forest Average about 781. sh. 21,415 I2s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. Ifs. Bd. sh. 5, 1 1 , 9 6/. per cent. Rochdale Average B.U. sh. 5110 81. Shropshire /'25/. sh. 800 9/. lOs. Somerset Cual 150/. sh. 45,1910/. spercent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12 /. lOs. sh. 700 361. Staflbrd and Worcester 140/. sh. 500 11/. Shrewsbury 1251. sh. 300 01. Stourbridge .......... 3,647 24 Os. Stratford.on.Av nt ...Average 791.95. Id. sh. 533 131. Swansea 1001.8 h. 3,762 1/. Severn and Wye and Railway...Av 351. sh. 2,60 , 15 n. 921. Its. Trent 2111 Mcrsey, I share 1 0 0/. sh. 8,149 ......... Tharnes _.11.1 51edway...Aver..191. ss. Sd. sh. 1,0005h.1 15/ Warwick a.iti Birmingham 1001. sh 1,000,45 h. 9.0 12.. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 6,000 4/.os. Worcester ant! Birmingham...A v.78/.81. sh 5,000 20s. Wilts an 4 Berk). .. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 800 3/, Wyrley and Essington 1251. sh 126 .... . Wisbeach 4 0 6 0 5i t h 3 905 1!. %Vey and Arun ll9l. sh. DOc'KS. 26 3 p. c. Commercial 100/. sh. 198,6671/ 51 per ct. Fast India ....Stock 3,232,310.14 50s. p. et. London Stock Ditto Bonds 1,390,0004 5/. per ct. West India 2,:0!3 21. 193. Bristol 653241. M. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1,352,752 4 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 50(1,000 4i per cent. Ditto Bonds ....... 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tor 10 years Shoreham lb t bour 117 140 160 111 690 24.5 2,500 .... ~.. Deptford Pier BRIDGES. 1,600 11. Hammersm al .50/. sh. 20 7,M1 1,700 IL 15s. Ditto, New, of 73 per cent. 5,000 5,000 11. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8!. 6Ol. pd 19 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 15 60,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 6,000 11. Vauxha11........ .. ....Avarage 701. 10s. 3d. sh 22 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3! lOs Albion 500/. sh. 50/. pd 79 50 oo 5 Pe r cen t } Alliance,British & Foreign 100/. sh. 101/. pd 13 '- n -- i and ss. 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lon/. sh. 5/. pd 5; 24,000 11. per sh. Atlas 1,20038 h. 51. Birmingham t ire 20,000 4/ percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 45 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial .501. sh. 51. pd 01 5,000 51. percent. Clerical, Medi.:al,Bc. Life, ICOL sh. 12110 s pd 31 4,000 '2l ;Os County 1001. sh. 10/. pd 42 40,000 ss. Eagle "A . `'" ' / f a s n pe d r 3o c l e b n s Economic Lite lOOO/. sh. 250/ pd 375 L.l 2,271 51/. per cent. European Lit., 2O/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 1,000,000/. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 153 20,000 51. Guardian lOOl. sh. 2711 pd 35 „„ A [Fire 5 p ct.l ~„„n 4° .' - '`'" Life 8 pcL j `"`"v`;"' 2,400 5/. 7s. 64. Imperial Fire 500!. sh. 501. pd 1254 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite 1001. sh. 101. pd 10 13,459108.6d:1)er sh. Indemnity Marine 11;0/. sh. N. pd 17 2,020 31 lOs Kest Fire 50/. sh. all pd • 92 Si. Ditto Life 79 10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 29 3,900 London, FirJ • 25/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 15 31 000 30,0110 51. per cent. Palladium Lin: 50/. sh. 21. pd 217 s fid 250,003 Protector Fite 2O/. sh. 2!. pd 19s 6d 2,500 1/. Provident Lite 100!. sh. 101. pd 191 100,000 889,220, 51. per eget. Royal Each-lige Stock... 225 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 51. pd 54 50,000 4 per cent. United King,lom Life 2!. pd JOINT STUCK BANKS 25,000 Agric amdCuinin. of Ireland 25!. sh. 10/. pd 14 5,000 ..... .... Australa'ia 4Ol. sh. 401. pd 59 10,000 10 per cent. Bank of Bit mingham SC/. sh. 10/. pd 13 10.000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 5/. pd 14 30,000 4 per cent. London and Westininster...lool sh. 20!. pd 24; 3,000 Lancaster ' - 100/..sh. 20/, pd 30 25,000 6 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 22 50,000 71 per sent. Manchester and Liverpool/ 100/. sh. 15! pd 23 Discount • • 20,000 6 per cent. Manchester lOU sh. 25/ pd 20.000 8 per cent. Provincial Bank of Ireland 1001. sh. 251. pd 41; 20, CO 5 per cent. National Bank of Ireland s'l. sh. 1241. pd 14 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. -100/. sh. 254 pd 27; :0,000 10 per cent. GlOucestershire 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 20 (1,000 74 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AN I) COKE COMPANIES. 500 ll 7s Bath 2O!. sh. 10!. pd 25 5,000 British 4Ol. sh. 16/. pd 211 s,OOO 1 and Bs. ss. 928 5/ 104 Birmingham 5O/. sh. 105 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 2o'. sh. 40 1,500 Brighton 2Ol. sh. 141 750 Ditto, New 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 20/ sh. all pd 19 4,000 4/, Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 6241. pd 91 1,000 10!. City of London lOO/ sh. all pd 185 1, 1 00 6/. Ditto, New 4,000 4!. IN, Equitable 4231• pd 10; 00 5/. per cent. Imperial 5O/ sh 43 SOO 5/. per cent. Isle of Thaiiet 251. sh. 20/. pd 101 2,350 61, per cent. Independent 3Ol. s!). all pd 48 4,000 3/. per cent. Phoenix ... 5Ol. sh. 39/. pd 221 1,000 41. per cent. Ilatcliff 4,0 0 9 Si!. sin 1711. pd 17 South Motroixoßan 8,200 5!. per cent. United General ti 501. sh. 461. pd 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 8!, per cent Wakefield 25/ sh. 221 12,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s. Ditto New . 54 L sh. 104 Pd 10 1360 Yarmouth 201, all. 18!. pd 9 WATER WORKS. 4,800 ...- ... Birmingham 251. sh. 251. lid-- 25 4,433 61. East London lOO/. sh. 136 4,500 2/ 106 Grand Junction ....Average 411 Bs. 4d. ah. 53 2,000 2/. Kent lOO/. sin 46 388 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. ah. 310 1,500 2110 s Now River London Bridge Water Annuities 58 6,486 1115 s Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 52 1,000 4 per cent. South London 1001 sh. 85 ,5,A0 Oh West Middlesex ....Average 6.9/. 12s. Pd. sh. 811 1.360 11 1 4 4 York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. ah. 314 IRON RAILWAYS. 2,500 Aylesbury 204 sh. 1!. pd. 0,5013 Birmingham and Gloucester Si. pd • 7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction 15; 00 Bristol and Exeter Ina sh. 21 pd 21 660 .... Calcutta and Saugur 50/. sh , 2/. pd Of 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western...lool. sh. 241 23 2,000 Clarence lOO/ sh. 100/. pd 43 12,000 2,500 19s. Forest of Dean 5Ol. pd 28 Grand Junction 100/. sh. 401. p 4 1 1 ,7 Great North of England 2l 1)41 Of 25.500 ......... Great Western ll4ll sh. 20!. pd 3 43. 2,04/0 Hartlepool 100!, 41. 1001 pd leo . 2,100 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh 51. pd 41 10,00,) ..... .... Leeds and Manchester 100/. sh. 5!. pd 14 7,100 Leeds and Selby 1, 5 0 0 . ..... ... Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh. all pd 48 5,103 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lool.sh. 1001. pd 285 Ditto Quarter Shares 251. pd 61 10,000 45,000 Ditto ditto (Gibbs') ...201 sh. 11. Pd 01 16,000 Ditto ditto (Rennie)...so/. sh. 21. pd pi 5,050 Ditto ditto (Cundy)...lool sh. 2/. pd 1 , 12,1)00 ........ London and Blaekwall 50/. sh. 3/ pd 1 Londor and Dover 501. sh. 11. pd •03 30,000 ' London and Gravesend ...... -20/ sh 1/. pd ..1 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich .......201. A. 20/, pd 33. a 25,000 .... London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. M. pd 135 20,100 7,000 12,i100 London Grand Junction 501 sh. 2!. pd 13 10,0.'0 61 nchester South Union 1 1 4 /. sh. 21. pd 2; North Midland lOO/. sh. 51. pd 12 Northe'ai amid Eastern IOU/. sh. 11/. pd ,vi 2614;7 Preston and Wyre ' 50/. sh. SC pd :.8,000. ...... .. South Eastern and Dover ............ ....NI. pd 41 1. 1 00 61. per cent. Stockton and Darlington 100!. sh. 240 10(10 6,001) ...... ... York and North Midland 5lll. sh. 11. Pd 13 MINES. 14,000 Albion Copper 5!. sh. 31. pd Of 4,000 A !ten 15/. sh. 121. lOs pd 114 111,000 ... ..... Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. pin.... 100/. sh, all ptl f, Ditto Subscription 05/. pd 5 2,000 80l inns l5O/. sh all pd 1421 10,000 31.:5. Brazilian imp. iss. 51. pm .35/. sh. 20/. pd 253 0,0 0 ...... ... Macatinas az Cocaes United....2s/. sh 22/. pd 9 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 201. sh. 831. pd 41 10,0011 Bolivar Copper Company •)01. sh. 24/. pd 11 10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip 10/. sh. 8/. pd 9 20,041 British Iron 5Ol. sh. 50/ pd 423 6,090 British Copper '1 sh. 311. pd 33 Cats Branca... rig pd 7 Candonga 731. pd 7 1 10,f100 Copiapo 2Ol. sh 123/ ial 20 * 8,500 Columbian, iss. 5/. pm. 2;00 31. English 12/ Its. 22 20,000 General Mining Association- 0 0/ sh. 151. p 4 111 41,135 Mexican Company 104. sh 51,1/. pil 1 :1,000 Polberou Consols 10/. sh 9!. pd 8 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered • 18 Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd • 135 311,030 United Ilexican, iss. 2pm ....401. sh, all pd 31 Dit i. Scrip 3l Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 4 West Cork 501. sh. 50!. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS, 1,000 London, with Bronze 'I icket 75gs sh. 20 1,500 700 King' College 100/. pd 30 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.. .100/. sh. 2 4 1/. pd 41 ti,0 , 10 British American Land eompany - Is/. pd 15 10,000 41/ per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 23/. pd 39 200,000 51 per cent. Upper Canada Loan 10:1 City Bonds, 4 per cent llO4 131, General Steam Navigation ...151. :h. 13/. pd 29 1 104 per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 jj, London Coin. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 19 New Brunswick Land Company 281 pd 254 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Interest 50c...100/. sh. 1001. pd 131 2,633 5/. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 45!. pd 811 4,4)00 Thames Tunnel 501. sh. all pd 8 0,000 Van Di , _nen's Land 1001. sh. 171. pd 133 15,000 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, AUG. 1, 1836. BANKS. /,500,004/. 61. p. ct. Milk of Scotland 83/. 6s Sd. sh. all pd 2011. 2,0 00 .0 NV. 5f p. ct. Royal of Scotland 100/ sh. all pd 1 711. 500,91(1. bp. et. British Linen Company 100/.sh. :.11 pd 245/. 3,000,00(1. 64 p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1001. pd IS'2l. 5,000,001. 5 I). ct. National .... ....... ........, 100/. sh. 101. pd 15;1. 2,00' , , et. 5/. p. ct. (; Lisgoir Union 05,,1. s h . m g . pit , ;5/. 4,0000X0/. 4p. ct. Western et Scotland .. . . 2OOl. sh 301. pd 39/. INSURANCE COMPANIES 25(..0005h 61 p. ct. Scottish Union ~, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,201. sh. 1/. pd Vis - ,500 sp. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. 101. pd 131 15s. 11r,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ...JO/. sh. all pd 71 Lis. 50,000 6p. et. North British 2001. sh. 101. pd 151. 1,000 sp. et. Caledoni:in Fire 100/. sh. 101. pd 16/ Os 5,000 ep. ct. FAimburgli Life 1001. sh. 101. pd 141 Os 100.000 . West of Scotland lO/. pd 10/0s 511SCELLANEOCS ... 4,810 (Vas Un, sh. all pd 221. Ditto All' sated 9e/. sh. all pd 5,400 5 per cent. Eilinb."Jcunt Stock Water 251. sh. all pd 5.31 Carron . Iron Lompany ~,,,,2301. sh. all pd 4501. 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 30/. sh. 3.z1. pd 35/. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass pd 7tl. 4.500 11) per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 6.1. 4,450 per cent. Glasgow Gas 251. sh. all pd 601. 750 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 201. sh. all pd 401. 1 .200 5 per cent Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rallway...soLsh. 601. ;No 51 per sea Equitable Loam Cotnpany 251. ob. Pl. p 4 JUL MARKET INT ELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Sept. 2. ) SI:C.:AR. -A public sale of 100 lilies. Barbadoes went at 71s. 63. to 735. 6:1. Lumps to pass the standard have been disposed of at 87s. A sale of Dutch crushed, to the extent of 100 hbds., has been made at 425. 6(1. This afternoon the Refitted Sugar Market was exceedingly inactive, shippers and grocers both purchasing very sparingly at 87s. for lumps to pass the standard, and 84s. a 86s. for those under. NIALTRITICS.-Good and fine brown sold at 675. 61 a 68s. 63., mid. and fine yellow, 693. a 71s. 6d. The quantity imported since this day week has been 6,958 bags. EAST INDIA.-At auction, 185 bags Bengal went at 41s. a 425. for good and fine white, 3,919 bags Siam went at 365.6 d. for mid. white, good 375. 63. a 38s. 61, damps 325. 63. a 345. This afternoon 70 baskets Java Sugar went 2s. under general valuations, good strong gray selling at 333. 61., (lamps 275. 63., fine brown .275., very ord. 245. 61, damp and washed 255. a 255. 6d., damp yellow 255. 6d., good rather soft yellow 30s. 6d. FOREIGN.-Mid. yellow Bahia selling at 275. ; Havannah is still without inquiry. This afternoon a small parcel of 17 chests washed Bahia at auction went very cheap, good white at 33s , ord. 255. 63. a 275. 6d. MOLASSES.-This afternoon a public sale of 260 puncheons ordinary very dark thin old Berbice Molasses, imported from Liverpool, part found buyers at 28s. to 295. COFFEE.-The British Plantation Coffee market this after noon was extremely heavy, and 35 casks unclean Jamaica, offered at public sale, all taken in at 90s. to 1055., for good ordinary and low middling. A public sale of 71 bales of Mocha went at a reduction of Is, ; middling brown garbled went at 725. to 735. 6d. ; 30 bags Samarang sold at 575. for good green pale. COCOA.-The Government have consented to accept the Guayaquil Cocoa for the use of the navy, and the contract has been taken a trifle under 40s. RUM, BRANDY, AND BOLLANDS.-The purchases since our last report have been 100 puns. Jamaica Rum, 20 to 30 per cent. over proof 4s. 2d., 31 to 33 over 4s. 3d., 34 to 35 over 4s. 5d., a parcel of fine of similar strength at 4s. Bd., and 100 puns. Leeward proofs at 2s. 5d., 5 per cent, over 2s. 6d. to 2s. 7d., 10 over 2s. 9d. to 2s. 10d. ; the importation since last Friday has been 1,200 puns. and hhds. For Brandy there is scarcely any export demand, and the home trade purchase sparingly. Geneva is neglected. TALLOW.-Prices of Petersburgh yellow candle have im proved to 445. 3d. to 445. 6d. ; 404 casks and packages Cape of good quality at public sale sold readily at 435. 9d. to 445. 6d., but 200 casks ord. Petersburgh yellow candle was only partly disposed of at 435. 3d. to 435. 9d. PROVISIONS.-Dutch butter continues to advance in value ; 945. to 965. paid for fine Friesland, and 88s. to 925. for Kiel and Holstein : English is in request, and 3s. to 4s. higher. At an advance of 2s. there has been a brisk sale for lard. The bacon market is extremely heavy, and prices have given way 2s. HOPS.-The late warm weather has improved the appear ance of the crop, and the duty is now estimated at 205,0001. ()rm.-Sales by private contract of southern whale made at 391. 10s. to 40/., Cape 391. to 40/., cod 451., and 45/. for pale seal. At public sale 50 tuns southern whale of first quality, but not fine, sold readily at 381. 10s. to 39/. 15s. Sperm is scarce, and held firmly at 801. to 81/., at which rates there is a good demand from_the home trade. SAGO. -At auction this afternoon 133 chests sago went at 15s. 6d. to 16s. for good pearl. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. I.—The Cotton Mar ket has been steady to-day. Sales 2,000 bags, chiefly Ame , rican descriptions, at Bd. to 111 d. per lb. REVIEW OF THE DRYSALTERY MARKET FOR THE LAST MONTH. INDIGO was in good demand in the beginning of the month, and several old parcels changed hands at prices rather under those of the July sales, but the demand has almost ceased, and it is now difficult to sell without submitting to reduced rates ; indeed, prices under all circumstances are quite high enough ; for although an opinion has gained ground that a great reduc tion of stock will take place by the end of April next, we think the following facts will dispel any fear on that head : It appears the average annual deliveries amount to 23,762 chests, and as the present year's importation from all parts is expected to be about 24,000 chests, the stock at the end of this year will be nearly the same as last ; but as about 2,500 chests arrived in the beginning of this, year, which ought to have been in the last, we estimate the stock on the 30th of April next, at about 14,000 chests, being 3,000 chests less than at the same period this year. It is necessary to remark, that to this time nearly 1,000 chests have arrived from Madras more than last year, and the Dutch had received upwards of 2,000 chests from Java, where the c u lti va ti on i s rap idl y ex tending ; add to this the direct importation of upwards of 3,000 chests from Bengal alone, beyond the previous year, to France and America, we think our opinion will be fully established. The next quarterly sales are advertised to commence on the sth October, and 1,940 chests are already advertised, but the quantity is expected to be increased to about 5,000 chests. LAC DYE continues in good demand both for home use and for exportation, and some purchases have been made on spe culation at full prices ' • 74 chests of the na r k I ( w i t hi n a diamond) are advertised for public sale on the 9th inst. COCHINEAL continues in steady demand, and the public sales of the 30th ult. went about 3d. per lb. higher than pre vious rates, but notwithstanding the low prices, there appears a reluctance to purchase, excepting for immediate use. VERDIGRIS has fallen in price 7d. per lb., in consequence of a reduction in the duty of 6d. per lb. ANNATTO has fallen in price, and can only be considered nominal, in consequence of large arrivals, as had been anti cipated, and a further reduction of Is. per lb. will no doubt take place ere long. ARGOL and CREAM TARTAR remain without alteration. MADDERS and MADDER ROOTS continue dull, but prices re main without alteration. MUNJEET remains without alteration. SAFFLOWER is less in demand, and prices nominal. TUR MERIC is more in request, but prices continue steady. Gums remain without alteration. SHUMAC continues in good de mand, and prices remain steady. QeEnceraors BARK has in creased in demand, and prices have advanced considerably. VALONIA remains without alteration. TIN is less in demand, but prices are as yet held firm. SALTPETER has been much pressed upon the market by public sales, and prices gave way a little, but have again become more firm. BRIMSTONE con tinues in good demand, and prices remain steady. Dvevvoons have been in moderate demand, but few holders are disposed to sell Logwood and Fustic at present rates; Nicaragua Wood and Sapan Wood are almost nominal; Cam. wood, Harwood, and Saunders, are more in request, and prices firm. FOREIGN COMMERCE. HAVRE, Ace. 29. COFFEE.—The purchase on speculation of 5,000 bags St. Domingo, which was before referred to, has given an impetus to the markets, and some farther .sales were made at the be ginning of the week ; and about 1,200 bags of good ordinary St. Domingo were disposed of at 65 to 661 centimes. The market is, however, very quiet. SUGAR.—The late and the expected arrivals haveoccasioned a dullness in the market. The sales of the week have been 600 casks of French West India Sugar, at 65f. to 67f. 70c., for good brown, equal to 525. to 545. 2d. per cwt. ROUEN, Ann. 29. The sales of linen at the last market day, was 250 pieces less than on the preceding. The total quantity sold was 4,350 pieces. _ ZINC.—Wc have only to notice during the past week a sale of 50,000 kilogrammes on the spot at 60 francs per 100 kilogrammes, or about 245. per hundred weight, with .3 per cent. discount. The numerous parcels arrived are destined fur thu interior. LEAD continues as before. NEW YORK, Atm. 1. COTTONS.—We have no alteration to notice in the price of Cottons. About 2,000 bales have been sold this week, of which 700 Florida at 16 to 201 cents.; 600 Mobile, at 18 to 21 cents; 500 Upland at 15 to 20 cents; 200 New Orleans, at 18 to 21 cents. The finer qualities are much demanded for the consumption of the interior, which is the only present source of inquiry. Total quantity received in the different ports cf the United States- this year, 1,327,000 bales; same time in last year, 1,232,000 bales. Our exports to Europe already amount to 83,000,000 bales, and the stock on hand is now 18,000 bales. REGISTER OF PUBLIC SALES. SEPT. 2.—By Mr. SHUTTLEWORTII, at the Mart.—The Life Interest of the Rev. S. H. Harrison, aged 42, in the dividends arising from 3,8111. Bs. Three per Cents., receivable from the 14th of October next-1,0201. Ditto of the Dividend; arising from 9961. Os. 7d., produc inn' 241. 17s. 2d. a year-2601 . 'The absolute Reversions in fee, of the above sums, subject to the life interest of Mrs. Harrison should she survive her hus band, and in the event of there being no children of the mar riage (there are two infants living)-701. The Reversionary Life Interest of the aforesaid Rev. Mr. Ihrrison, in the Dividends arising from 4,891/. Is. 2d. New Three-and-Half per Cents.-2801. A Policy for 2,C00/., effected with the Globe Assurance Company in 1818, on the life of a gentleman now 33, pre mium 491.-2351. The Life Interest of a gentleman aged 53, in 1,022/. 14s. 6d. Three per Cents., producing 301. 13s. Bd. a year-2401. A Freehold Cottage Residence, at the entrance of Bruce grove, Tottenham, with garden and outbuildings, late in the occupation of the Rev. Mr. Wood, at 52/. a year-6801. A Freehold B rewery adjacent, stabl i ng, &c., and a dwell ing-house, garden, and orchard, let for two years, at 451.- 1,260/. A lady residing in this town, was lately made a vic tim to the attifice of gipsies. The sybil pretended that if she should be allowed to deposit any sum of silver or gold in a cer tain place in the lady's own house, it would, in a short space of time, multiply ad infinitum. The temptation to a weak mind was certainly great, and all the ready cash was produced, the charm repeated, and the parcel secreted. A short timc after, on examining the treasure, it was found to have mul. tiplied : but it had degenerated as it increased, for instead of 651., the sum deposited in gold and silver coin of the realm, there was an abundance of rags. —Plymouth Journal. THE SERPENTINE RIVER.—A dam is about to be placed at the western end of the river, for the . purpose of cleansing the water from mud and other impurities. This useful undertaking will give employment to a number of men. A dam was erected last year on the opposite side of the bridge, which failed, FflOM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALAGE, AUG. 31, 1536. This day the Baron de Blume, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Denmark, had an audience of his Majesty to deliver a letter from his Sovereign, To which he was introduced by Lord Viscount Palmerston, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and con ducted by the 31aster of the Ceremonies. WINDSOR CASTLE, Aura. 26. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Major E. Bracket-11)m.y, Knight of the Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword, and Knight of St. Ferdinand. DOWNING-STREET, Sm. 1. The King has been pleased to appoint the Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar, Major-General Sir A. Woodford, K.C. B. , to be Go vernor and Commander-in-Chief of that town and garrison. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 1. The King has been pleased to appoint G. C. Lewis, Esq., in ad dition to J. Austin, Esq., to be his Majesty's Commissioner of Enquiry into the affairs of the Island of Malta. In pursuance of the directions of an Act, passed in the twenty fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled " An Act to repeal so much of two Acts, made in the tenth and fifteenth years of the reign of his present Majesty, as authorises the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown. for making out writs for the election of Members to serve in Parliament, in the manner therein mentioned, and for substituting other provisions for the like pur poses, I do hereby give notice, that the death of the Right Honourable William Fitzmaurice, commonly called Earl of Kerry, late a Mem ber serving in this present Parliament for the borough of Caine, hath been certified to me in writing, under the hands of two Mem bers serving in this present Parliament; and that 1 shall issue my warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the said borough of Caine, at the end of fourteen days after the inser tion of this notice in the London Gazette. Given under my hand the 31st day of August, 1836. J. ABERCROMBY, Speaker. WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 2. let Regiment. of Life Guards—Troop Corporal-Major W. Falki ner to be Regimental Quarter-Master, rice Taylor, deceased, Sept. 2. Ith Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. W. Sandilands to be Captain, by purchase, vice Crossley, who retires ; Cornet W. 11. Peters to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sandilands, Sept. 2. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Cornet P. Kemp to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Knox, appointed to the 15th Light Dra goons ; J. R. J. Coles, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vi.-00 Kemp, Sept. 2. 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—F. J. Isacke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, Sept. 2. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieute nan t C. Sp ar li ng t o b e Captain, by purchase, vice Wakefield, s% ho retires ; Lieut. R. Knox, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Sparling, Sept. 2. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain A. C. Skinner, fioni the half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. N, Ingram, who exchanges, receiving the difference Sept. 2 32d Foot—R. Jones, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Balfour promoted, Sept. 2. 65th Foot—Ensign J. Sealey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Warren, who retires ; J. W. Marshall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sealy, Sept. 2. 99th Foot—Second Lieut. T. H. Burgh, from the Ceylon Regi ment, to be Ensign, vice Hamilton, who exchanges, Sept. 2. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ensign G. L. Hamilton, from the 99th Foot, to be Second Lieut enan t, v i ce Burgh, who exchanges, Sept. 2. UNATTACHED. Ensign W. Balfour, from the 32d Regiment, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Sept. 2. MEMORANDA. Lieut. W. Green, half pay 18th Light Dragoons, has been per mitted to retire from the Service, by the sale of an Unattached Lieutenancy, he being about to settle in Canada, Sept. 2. His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the Ensigns of the sth Regiment of Foot, or Northumberland Fusiliers, being com missioned as Second Lieutenants. CIRCUITS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RE. LIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. AUTUMN CIRCUITS, 1836. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. H. 11. REYNOLDS, Esq. Chief Commissioner. Rutlandshire-Oakham, Tuesday, Oct. 11. Yorkshire-Sheffield, Thursday, Oct. 13. Yorkshire-Wakefield, Friday, Oct. 14. At the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull-Wednesday, Oct. 19. Yorkshire-York and City, Friday, Oct. 21. Yorkshire-Richmond, Tuesday, Oct. 25. Durham-Durham, Wednesday, Oct. 26. Northumberland-Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Town Friday, Oet. 28. Cumberland-Carlisle. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Westmoreland -Appleby, Thursday, Nov. 3. Westmorland-Kendal, Friday, Nov. 4. Lancashire-Lancaster, Saturday, Nov. 5. Lancashire-Preston, Monday, isZov. 14. Lancashire-Liverpool, Tuesday, Nov. 15. Cheshire-Chester and City, Friday, Nov. 18. Flintshire--Mold, Monday, Nov. 21. Denbighshire-Ruthin, Tuesday, Nov. 22. Anglesey-Beaumaris, Friday, Nov. 25. Carnarvonshire-Carnarvon, Saturday, Nov. 26. Merionethshire-Dolgelly, Tuesday, Nov. 29. Montgomeryshire-Welch Pool, Thursday, Dec. 1. HOME CIRCUIT. J. G. HARRIS, Esq., Commissioner. Canterbury-Friday, Nov. 11. Kent-Dover, Saturday, Nov. 12. Kent-Maidstone, Monday, Nov. 14. Sussex-Horsham, Friday, Nov. 25. Hertfordshire-Hertford, Monday, Dee. 5. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. T. B. BOWEN, Esq.. Commissioner. Essex-Chelmsford, Friday, Oct. 28. Essex-Colchester, Saturday, Oct. 29. Suffolk-Ipswich, Monday, Oct. 31. Norfolk-Yarmouth, Wednesday, Nov. 2. Norfolk-Norwich and City, Thursday, Nov. 3. Suffolk-Bury St. Edmunds, Monday, Nov. 7. Cambridgeshire-Cambridge, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Huntingdonshire-Huntingdon, Wednesday, Nov. 9. Cambridgeshire-Ely, Thursday, Nov. 10. Norfolk-Lynn, Friday, Nov. 11. Northamptonshire-Peterborough, Saturday, Nov. 12. Lincolnshire-Lincoln and City, Monday, Nov. 14. Nottinghamshire-Nottingham and Town, Wednesday, Nov. 16. Derbyshire-Derby, Friday, Nov. 18. Leicestershire=Leteester, Monday, Nov. 21. At the City of Lichfield-Wednesday, Nov. 23. Staffordshire-Stafford, Thursday, Nov. 24. Shropshire-Shrewsbury, Monday, Nov. 28. Warwickshire-Birmingham, Wednesd a y, Nov. 30. Shropshire-Oldbury, Thursday, Dec. 1. Coventry-Friday, Dec. 2. Warwickshire-Warwick, Saturday, Dec. 3. Northamptonshire-Northampton, Tuesday, Dec. 6. Bedfordshire-Bedford, Wednesday, Dec. 7. Buckinghamshire-Aylesbury, Thursday, Dec. 8. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. W. J. LAW, Esq., Commissioner. Berkshire-Reading, Monday, Oct. 24. Oxfordshire- Oxford, Tuesday, Oct. 25. Gloucestershire-Gloucester, Thursday, Oct. 27. Brecknockshire-Brecon, Monday, O c t. 31. Glamorganshire-Cardiff Wednesday, Nov. 2. Glamorganshire-Swansea Friday, No v . 4. Carmarthenshire-Carmarthen and Borough, Monday, Nov. 7. Pembrokeshire-Haverfordwest and Town, Thursday, Nov. 10. Cardiganshire-Cardigan, Saturday, Nov. 12. Radnorshire-Presteigne, Tuesday, Nov. 15. Worcestershire-Worcester and City, Wednesday, Nov. 16. Herefordshire-Hereferd, Thursday, Nov. 17. Monmouthshire-Monmouth, Saturday, Nov. 19. Bristol-Monday, Nov. 21. Somersetshire-Bath, Wednesday, Nov. 23. Somersetshire-Wells, Thursday, Nov. 24. Devonshire-Plymouth, Monday, Nov. 28. Cornwall-Bodtnin, Wednesday, Nov. 30. Devonshire-Exeter and City, Friday, Doc. 2. Dorsetshire-Dorchester, Tuesday, Doe. 6. Wiltshire-Salisbury, Thursday, * Dec. 8. At the Town of Southampton, Friday, Dec. 9. Hampshire-Winchester, Saturday, Dec. 10. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. RICHARD SMITH, woollen-draper, Regent-street, Middlesex BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. FRANCIS HORATIO NELSON DRAKE, tile dealer, Co lyton, Devonshire. SAMUEL WINTERBOTTOM, clothier, Fernlee, Saddle worth, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. LEWIS HYMAN and SAMUEL LEVI, dealers in jewellery, Plymouth, to surrender, September 15, at two, and October 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; S pyer , B roa d- s treet-buildings, London. JOHN SAVILL, baker, Holborn-bridge, Sept. 10, at half past eleven, and Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Pancras-lane, official assignee ; Lawrance and Blenkarne, Bucklersbury, JOHN TWIST, timber-merchant, Selby, Yorkshire, Sept. 12, at twelve, at the Petre's Arms Inn, Selby, and Oct. 14, at twelve, at the White Swan Inn, York. Capes, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Shearburn, Snaith. THOMAS BEALE and HENRY DIXON I3EALE, sad dlers, Birmingham, Sept. 16 and Oct. 14, at one, at Radenhurst's Hotel, Birmingham. Clarke and Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Bond, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. 11. Nicholson, wine merchant, Leicester-place, St. Ann's, Sept. 14, at one. In the Country. W. Taylor, timber dealer, Lancashire, Sept. 29, at eleven, at the Town-hall, Preston—J. Straker, ship builder, Jarrow Lodge, Dur ham, Sept. 16, at eleven, at the Bankrupt Commission Room, New castle-upon-Tyne —R. Miller, watchmaker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sept. 29, at eleven, at the Bankrupt Commission Room, Newcastle upon-Tyne—W. Dunn, coal merchant, Louth, Sept. 29, at eleven, at the New King's Head Inn, Louth—E. P. Powell, tailor, South ampton, Sept. 24, et twelve, at the George Inn, Southampton—G. Bryce, pawnbroker, Manchester, Sept. 26, at ten, at the Commis sioners' Rooms, Manchester—T. Marsden, machine maker, Salford, Lancashire, Oct. 3, at ten, at. the Commissioners' Rooms, Manches ter—J. Lewis, horsedealer, Baily Glas. Carmarthenshire, Sept. 27, at ten, at the Lion Royal Hotel, Carmarthen—J. Lees, grocer, Bilston, Oct. 8, at ten, at th e Li on H ote l , W o l ver h am pt on —T. Bassford, bookseller, Bilston, Oct. 8, at one, at the Lion Hotel, Wolverhampton—W. W. Wadelin, shoe manufacturer, Wolver hampton Oct 8, at o ne , a t t h e Li on H ote l , W o l ver h am pton—W. W. Jenkins, brassfounder, Birmingham, Sept. 28, at twelve, at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES—SEPT. 23. J. Lees, grocer, Bilston—J. Laidlay and G. Turner, composition candle makers, Feltham—W. A. Groocock, merchant, Bellina Villa, Kentish -town--J. Jamer, hardwareman, Walbrook—G. Little, corn dealer, Church-street, Lisson• grove. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Byron and T. Hickson, masons, Sheffield—A. C. Phipps a n d J. Hyatt, atto rne y s , Sh ep t on Mallett—C. Pratt and D. Hart, haircutters, Cambridge—W. Douglas and Co., commission mer chants, Liverpool (as far as regards W. Fraser, jun. )--J, F. Dyson and T. Scantlebury, plumbers, Penryn—S. Stean and A. Boulland, bootmakers, Grosvenor-square—T. Reeves and R. J. Hardman, wine merchants, Liverpool—J. F. and T. Fry, wool staplers, Rugby, Warwickshire—W. Barker and W. Windsor, . 0, blacksmiths, Leeds—R. Hothersall and N. Burndtt, joineis , i ton theroc, Lancashire—J. A. W e l ch an d .I. Wil son, sur geons,'V a ll s p, —G. and J. Hilton, builders, Wolyerhampton-L-T. , and J. et , chell, grocers, Plymouth—W. Milward and N. Skottowe, chants, Waterford—J. Field and Co., coal masters, Yorkshire (as far as regards J. Cochrane —R. Snail a na sto . ironmastcrs, Maesteg, Clamorganshire (as far as regards bite , comb. W. H. Beckland, mil J. (lusher)—J. Barnes and l Mi ner , butchers, Cheltenham—•'l'. M. Henson and J. Packham , drar- L! Bristol d Petersfield—W. and J. Sto,l(well, basket makers, J. Smith and Co., silk manufacturers, Manchester—J. Yeats all ll.' Gravely. brewers, Brighton —R. Walton and J. Atkinson, iron mongers, Liverpool. Worsbrotic:: PRICE OF SUGAR. f I" The Average Price of Iteowit or Muscovado Sugar, cOJIPIIr,, if the Returns made in the w ee k en di ng the Roth day of Aug"ts,:otooli 455. M. per Hundred Weight, exchisive of the Ludes oI pad or payable thereon o n th e Impirtation thereof into oireat no') SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE• 107 VESSELS ENTERED INW!, RD s AT THE CO' TOM - HOI"SE SEPT. 2. ri ;Jet The William Jo Middleton, from Calais ; Bridge, Rotterdam ; Ontario, Iluttleston, New York ; " ° ,1, 5 9, Trevethan. P a l ermo ; Charlatta, Wells, Calais; D aun ivel• Perder, Calcutta; Elizabeth Hill, New Orleans; .; lesley, Eden, St. A n d rew ' s ; ' Highlander, a " r , Foster, Alar j 0 of Branch, C urr i e , Teneriffe; Asia, Cann, Quebec ; liarba - Clancarty, Willi ams , R otter d am ; Tropic, Phillip s' 4- does; Planter, Field, Jamaica; Persian, Opton, Sydney ENTERED OUTWARDS, SEPT. 2. The Neptune, Hawks, for Ostend ; Green Una , di Guernsey and Jersey; Earl of Liverpool, Lozasis °ste 11 - to; Batavier, Du n l o p, R otter d am; London, P "nuu, Retter Harlequin, Middleton, Boulogne ; Princo?,3 Victoria, Carp L,. 0 Antwerp ; l on i a , Th omas, Corfu; Transit, Wrightson. Tr bon and Gibr a lt ar; D art , O renton, Madeira ; London ,. • ner, Jamaica ; Lord Hawkesbury, Overton, Ostend. 9. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, FEPl• b i i , The Fortune, Lister, for Sydney • John EA, C°r ol, Lomax, Ostend; Booming, Smith Op o rto ; Hamburgh ; Medora, Piko, New X - • "°4 ; F.arl of Liverl )— b, Mould, San Sebastian I Fortune '- Lister 4dney._ CLEARED OUTWAP7is 'IN BALLAST, The Cressimus, Memel; Free Gebroeders , u" b; de Roos, W um ; Blenheim, Wilson, St. Petersburg Syrene ) I - Jectoin, Ratta. Castleresg ARRIVED AT LIVERPOOL, SEPT. I. cock, The Rose, Stewart, from St. s,N. B. , John ' B• D e set K rau Rotterdam ; S uper b , C ook, Jamaica; Expedition, do; Dantzie ; Barton, Anwyl, Barbadoes ; Christina, Arnst A er Zcelus, Dordt ; Mi nerva , S t. T homas ' s ; Nimro d' nell, Bahia. ENTERED FOR LOADING, SErr, 1. ( m e th The Meg Me rr ili es , P enr i ce, for Africa; St. Anuois Hommack, Antwerp; Elmore, Swains on , Gibraltar; 'c o , Victoire, Vibert, J ersey ; S permaceti, Bartlett, R i o Jan CLEARED OUTWARDS, SEPT. far 1. The Edward Th orn , W y li e, for St. John's, N. a.,• 'itYoh gheteu, Christiansand ; Eliza, Paeton, Hamburgh_! -Y o rk;; Neilson, St. Petersburgh; Louisa, T ruem an, New Louisa Frederick, Storenson, Hamburgh. TELEGRAPHED. Rober t Wind W.—Off Holyhead, outwar d b ound, t he - - oon Quayle, for Sierra Leone; Oporto, for Oporto ; Jobn a ' for New York. Ur Off Holyhead, inward bound, the Tacitus, from NO leans ; Swallow, from Pernambuco. • a as; Off Point Lynas, inward bound, t h e A nn, f rom A n Nimrod, from Bahi a ; Barton, from Barbadoes ; Nimr o d , New York ; Somerset, from Bridgwater. sta l l LAUGHABLE ACCIDENT. --Th e ott.- of some of the Paddington omnibuses is truly l a mentabl% e ci , seems to show the necess it y o f t h e new Companies. Ants re, dent, dangerous in itself, although highly ludicrous in The sults, occurred during the forenoon of Monday las t ' mark' driver of one o f t h e P a ddi ngton omnibuses, not over rect..* able for its stability, had occasion to alight near King: ) , P . doh and for th a t p urpose d rew up, according to custom, at f ~ s , of the well-k nown pu bli c- h ouse, in order that he rflig , ' „'" W ,.e eceir himself with a " d rap o ' summut. " The sudden 000' sioned by the stopping of the vehicle produced a corresP. 06 ing shock in th e i nter i or, and the consequence was °s o ' it 4 planks forming th e fl oor o f the omnibus gave way, all °OOO an elderly lady. and a gentleman e n d owe d w i t h rather e, t o than the usual qu an ti ty of flesh all o tt e d t o t h e human 11%14 fall through th e b oar d s on to the ground beneath. Fortuntbeit the omnibus was stationary, and they were rescued frofa_oo perilous situation uninjured, with the exception of the dew? their dresses had severally received. They walked a W n otte apparent good humour, leaving, however, the conductor his fare, and the omnibus minus its deal boards. Ai r e INGENIOUS METHOD OF RAISING TH -On Wednesday night the following novel and s ue ,„ c ll° mode of obtaining suffici e nt cas h f or su p per an d 10dglool exhibited by a young man in th e gar b o f a son of r' e d r sn who, between ten and e l even o ' c l oc k, ran up puffi e r :l,or blowing like a smith's bellows to one of the ranks 10 side, and, hailing the driver of the cab 1,356, got as q u i , l a t be - lightning into the vehicle, at the same time desiring t" might be conveyed with all possible expedition to 'rubel l a ," square f or M rs . D ay, a midwife, whose prompt atte°,oo/ upon a tradesman's wife in Wood-street was indispen, necessary. In a very short time they arrived at the ir ney's end, when th e " f are " a li ghted, and, turn i ng into *e sti# m s jacent court, said h e s h ou ld b o back with t h e o ld ladl o 7 e , twinkling; he, ho wever , i n t h e course of a m i nute or t ‘ „ W tbe / turned alone, and a pp arent l y much distresse d , saYintact he knew n o t w h a t was to b e d one in the dreadful efflerraisaf as Mrs. Day's box was unfortunately detained by the la; iii;t for half-a-crown, the amount of a week's rent due, y i 01 0. she positively refused to permit it to be carried 0 ft' everything was made quite correct. The cabman being„ Oa t mily man himself, and feeling for the situation of th e itbos., in 'Wood -street," exclaimed, " D—n it, she shan't go," 0 b i " the old woman, however !" and generously drew I ,r ° Or, pocket the required sum, which he handed over to tP e e . be' posed messenger, who took the same direction as her° l 4se' to the chagrin of the driver, neglected to make his sr , *nee again. d utoa-tif Among the improvem e nt s w hi c h t h e nat i o nal 1 t calls for is und ou bt e dly th e a b o li t i on o f the import Oct foreign books an d j ourna l s , an d o f t h e stamp d uty o n t b gian journals. These two duties, ilkhich ort bring in a vfl oc e sum, are in truth exto r ti ons t o th ee advantage of 1 6 - COT and consequently o f th e d egra d at i on o f t h e people' on S e r ; nuing to levy th em wou ld t h ere f ore b e really a stigniscasteto glum, we therefore h o p e th a t th e next S ess i on the b e e' sod will shew itself in this respect equal to its vocation, the civilisation of the age.—Brussels Paper. t eY PRUSSIA, AUG. 24.—Th ere i s a ver y frequ e r ll ,ol change of c o u r i ers b etween P ar i s, Berlin, and P et :, It The important even t s i n S pa i n seem to b e the causessilij, thought that the French Cabinet now sees the rie de doe t b interfering' in Spain, but writes first to come to an tin DeV o f bo ing with the o th er const i tut i ona l powers. It i s sa id % at Berlin and Petersburg great disin c li nat i on i s felt ° of intervention.—German Paper. r the A wonderful productive yield of what gr °° ,, - atP' l t. unenclosed highland field of Cottenham, in this e ° , o vee i - t i longing to Mr. Charles Cole, basket maker, was huer o 3 Friday last. A half acre, all but twelve poles, 1t coombs, 1 bushel, an d 1 peck. Also three fourtuL.b cee ,o produced 3 eoomb s , 2 b us h els, and half a peck; e"" a.• weighing lt3 stone 91 b. —Cambridge Journal. A A MERMAID ON TILE KE R RY CO -si• 5 i • (I,: rare and extraordinary a phenomenon as a mermaid Ics,ll't 11sts O°P; the present summer, frequently made its appeara° beigh, in Castlemain Bay, in this county. It ofte n ; b p, as,4 reek, distant a b out 300 yards from th e ' shore, an d b'e - t y distinctly seen by thousands of people. The face, n,c and hands, strongly resemble those of a human being' Ecening Post, OP PLATED DISH COVEI tS 'O°II‘ STRONG SILVER EDGES, may be selected fr oll ! Patterns, pri ce 20/. t h e Set, at T. COX SAVOleili3O 1,00 41 1 6, Goldsmith, Sil versm i t h , and Watchmaker, 47, C° llll°. f 161 The Set co ns i s t s o f one cover 20 inches diameter , one 0 14, and 12 in c h es . pt f sl N.B. The SHOW-BOOM conta i ns a l arge va rieq o _ w it i O, Silver-edged Plated Goods. A Pamphlet given gra , ti s ;d 0°" - of Prices .of Sil ver S poons an d F orks, Silver Pl a t e , I la •_:,/y Watches, Clocks, &c. SET: , ni „ BIRTII S. of v wife On the 31 s t u lt., i n C urzon -street, May-fa i r , the , 0 fli Wilson, of a d aug ht er . . B aer, On the 29th ult., at Bl ac kh ea th, th e l a d y o f J. or ~.„, L° or son, still-born. On the 30th ult., at Ramsgate, the lady of the Be /. v.. _,,P ley, of a daughter. _ f 00 0 7 On the 31st ult., in Bloomsbury-square, the wife ° 01'' a'Beekett, Esq., of a son. , ree op On the Ist i ns t., at Black-wall, the lady of Henry u of a daughter. 0 13° MARRIED. - 01 13r° C ,i' On the 31st ult., at Ufford, Suffolk, the Rev. vi c ar e 01 ,4 0 ' Lonae, youngest son of the late Rev. John Longe , i;jet ci a 'iotk• denhlm-cum-Crowtield, Suffolk, to Anne Margaret , ~-,e ' 's, ',Of° ter of A. Nicholson, Esq., of East-court, Charltoa i' l gt 0 , cestershire, formerly Captain in his Majesty's 2d 'l e g ° •rol li 0 11 el Guards. Arr. cdnu On the 30th ult., at Wollaston, Northamptonshire, , A,li .. 0.- Howell, of Tottenham, to Sarah, youngest daughter c' t u stl o Somes, of Wollaston. h 1 10 k," ~,, d On the Ist inst., at St. Pancras Church, nic - i f .0 0- p o ot.' t,erofofCthhaerlolatttee-s jtorehent,CPlaorrkt,lanEdsn-place, ( - 1 of ' tptCoh°liOafisunkel Juliana, Esq., youngesttilt ult., a t daughterVauxhall, en j L a u m c i a n s ' ,. ' E G sf :q ui r ' :...,. °efr r t i: s .l , llls4—ell Vauxhall. DIP D lf 118trietc fourthOn t d h a e u n gh t s t t er ul o t f . , Maria, the wife, and on the 20th 9 . llorr i t i o , D. Key, age(l On thc 30th ult., Richmond,' Mr• Jos .if • t., at Surrey, • aged 7a.v sitl'lb On the 31st ult., at St. Mary Abbot's-terrace, .-en Jed On the ‘) Esq., - 23. _Sth ult. ,at Stamford-bill, aged 76, Mrs. W all .1 :001' formerly of Stoke egton On the Ist inst thennfant • son of C. sell-square. •' Mr. J. C. Ifowett of Moswall-hilisi Go_ lot O te n . ## of ". Exeter. mr. Tabor , % sq l3 . ' sriw ,_,.ct , ..e.., On the 30th ult., Matthew Cowper, Esq., of So isi u tr th e ” r.usl o : f Af r * ' fe 0 p t la h c e e 2 , 4 L th am ul b t e ., th a - g n e l d ar s s 2 h ,.Mr. Samuel Cannon soil) On the 3lst ult., aged 3,), Hannah Abigail, v" . _. Bond, of Soho-square, Liverpool. t 7 '14 :1 ty • - URDO YOu br; e CO London : Printed and Published by M d, ipt 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, of Middlesex. No. 112, Stow ~1 1 4 THE SUN, LONDO? S iRDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1836.